61.0% ▲ +22.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Bonbeach · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Bonbeach
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of Bonbeach residents have completed Year 12, making it a well-educated area. This high school completion rate is much higher than most similar areas and sits slightly above the national figure.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Year 12 completion is high at 61%, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Only 7.3% of residents finished at Year 9 or below.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Bonbeach, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 11 is next at 13%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 27.5% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Australian average.
27.5% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Bonbeach splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (32%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
Management and commerce is the most common field of qualification at 19.7%, followed by engineering at 12.1% and society and culture at 11.9%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km, which is more than most areas, though the number of schools per 1,000 children is among the lowest. The typical school is quite large and has a much higher advantage score than most similar areas.
0.86
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
10
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
525
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,068
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Bonbeach
10 schools — 5,250 students, average ICSEA 1,068.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 1 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 8 · Secondary 1 · Combined 1
| Bonbeach Primary School, Bonbeach | Government | Primary | 0.4 km | 367 | 1,077 |
| Chelsea Primary School, Chelsea | Government | Primary | 1.0 km | 360 | 1,075 |
| St Joseph's School, Chelsea | Catholic | Primary | 1.2 km | 317 | 1,084 |
| Patterson Lakes Primary School, Patterson Lakes | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 521 | 1,061 |
| Carrum Primary School, Carrum | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 369 | 1,075 |
| Chelsea Heights Primary School, Chelsea Heights | Government | Primary | 2.2 km | 415 | 1,059 |
| Patterson River Secondary College, Seaford | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,268 | 1,015 |
| Cornish College, Bangholme | Independent | Combined | 2.5 km | 664 | 1,132 |
| Seaford North Primary School, Seaford | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 444 | 1,070 |
| Edithvale Primary School, Edithvale | Government | Primary | 3.1 km | 525 | 1,100 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Bonbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20278/bonbeach/topic/education